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stairway to heaven F or his first rug collection for Hermès, artist Gianpaolo Pagni has created Escalator, composed of fine corded lines and swaths of color to which Studio Hermès has applied a very rare and meticulous embroidery technique that took artisans thousands of hours to create. Escalator, as well as Paolo's Tremplin and H Vibration rugs, is part of the new Hermès Cordélie collection. Approximately 6.5 feet by 9.8 feet, price upon request, at the Hermès boutique, hermes.com. OBSESSION 58